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Controlled range and payload for unmanned vehicles, and associated systems and methods

  • US 10,501,178 B2
  • Filed: 12/04/2017
  • Issued: 12/10/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, performed by a computing system of a vehicle, for ensuring that the vehicle complies with specified regulatory requirements throughout operation of the vehicle, the method comprising:

  • storing an indication of an initial specification of the vehicle, the initial specification of the vehicle specifying initial configuration information and an identification for at least one tamper-resistant trusted component of the vehicle, wherein the initial configuration of the vehicle is in compliance with the specified regulatory requirements;

    querying, via an encrypted data interface and through a communication network, a plurality of trusted components of the vehicle for current configuration, wherein the plurality of trusted components include the at least one tamper-resistant trusted component;

    determining whether a current configuration of the vehicle is in compliance with the specified regulatory requirements based, at least in part, on a change in configuration associated with at least one of the plurality of trusted components since the initial specification was stored; and

    in response to determining that the current configuration of the vehicle is in compliance with the specified regulatory requirements, granting one or more requests to operate the vehicle.

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